Alligator hunt opens Saturday

Alligator hunters in Georgia can now go across the border to South Carolina for a hunt. For the first time in almost a half century, South Carolina is holding a public alligator hunt. The month-long gator season begins Saturday. The last time the public could hunt gators was in 1964.

Alligator finally captured

The elusive alligator of Lake Lanier is caught. Georgia wildlife officials say they believe they've captured a gator believed to be the one seen in Lake Lanier over the last couple of months. They caught it a pasture near the Flat Creek area of the lake Thursday night. The state says they will hold onto the gator until they find a place in South Georgia for him to live.

Lanier gator still on the loose

State wildlife officials continue to come up empty in their search for an alligator that’s been spotted in Lake Lanier. A Department of Natural Resources biologist says the gator has yet to take the bait placed in traps set last week. Officials have also been conducting night searches with spotlights. The search for the three-to-four foot long gator has continued from late last month. The hope is to catch the gator and return it to a more traditional habitat in south Georgia.

Exhibit honors beloved alligator

The most famous resident of the Okefenokee Swamp Park will soon be immortalized. The skeleton of Oscar the alligator is being assembled for display at the park's museum in Waycross. Experts say Oscar was about 90 years old when he died last year. An autopsy revealed Oscar had survived three bullet wounds to the head, a shotgun blast to the face, broken bones and arthritis.